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SimpleEmail

Simple and minimalistic email app
New in version 1.5.3
Bug Fixes

- synchronization from message view
A Free Software, minimalistic and privacy friendly email app.

Highlights
* Easy navigation
* No unnecessary settings
* No bells and whistles
* Privacy friendly
* Simple design

Why?
The focus of SimpleEmail is be a privacy-friendly email app with a good UX/UI
and with a community development model.

SimpleEmail is minimalistic by design, so you can concentrate on reading and
writing messages, it starts a foreground service with a low priority status bar
notification to make sure you'll never miss a new email.

Features
* 100% Free Software
* Multiple accounts (inboxes)
* Multiple identities (outboxes)
* Unified inbox
* Conversation view
* Two way synchronization
* Offline storage and operations
* Battery friendly
* Low data usage
* Folder management
* Signatures
* Dark theme
* Account colors
* Search on server
* Encryption/decryption
* Export settings

Secure:
* Allow encrypted connections only
* Accept valid security certificates only
* Authentication required
* Safe message view (styling, scripting and unsafe HTML removed)
* No special permissions required
* No advertisements
* No analytics and no tracking

Versions

Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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  • Version 1.5.3 (120) suggested Added on Sep 19, 2023

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "dataSync"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "dataSync"
    • find accounts on the device
      Allows the app to get the list of accounts known by the phone. This may include any accounts created by applications you have installed.
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • read your contacts
      Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
      (5.1)
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.

    Download APK 2.7 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 1.5.1 (118) - Added on Sep 01, 2023

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • find accounts on the device
      Allows the app to get the list of accounts known by the phone. This may include any accounts created by applications you have installed.
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • read your contacts
      Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
      (5.1)
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.

    Download APK 2.8 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 1.4.0 (116) - Added on Nov 12, 2020

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • find accounts on the device
      Allows the app to get the list of accounts known by the phone. This may include any accounts created by applications you have installed.
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • read your contacts
      Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
      (5.1)
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.

    Download APK 2.9 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log